''Belgrandiella'' is a
genus
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of minute
freshwater snail
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s with a gill and an operculum,
aquatic gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the family
Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae, commonly known as mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan family of very small freshwater and brackish water snails with an operculum; they are in the order Littorinimorpha.
Distribution
Hydrobiidae are found in much of the world, ...
.
Species
The genus ''Belgrandiella'' includes the following species:
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Belgrandiella austriana
''Belgrandiella austriana'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the R ...
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(Radoman, 1975)
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Belgrandiella bachkovoensis''
(Glöer & Georgiev, 2009)
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Belgrandiella fuchsi
''Belgrandiella fuchsi'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Rep ...
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Boeters, 1970
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Belgrandiella ganslmayri''
Haase, 1993
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Belgrandiella intermedia''
(Boeters, 1970)
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Belgrandiella kusceri''
(Wagner, 1914) -
type species
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Belgrandiella mimula''
(Boeters, 1970)
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Belgrandiella parreyssi''
( Pfeiffer, 1841)
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Belgrandiella pelerei''
Haase, 1994
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Belgrandiella petrovi''
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Belgrandiella styriaca''
Stojaspal, 1978
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Belgrandiella wawrai''
Haase, 1996
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Belgrandiella bojniciensis''
Synonyms: The following names are
junior synonym
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s for ''
Alzoniella slovenica
''Alzoniella slovenica'' is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae, which are sometimes known as the snouted water snails.
Shell description
The width of th ...
'': ''Belgrandiella alticola'', ''Belgrandiella bojnicensis'', ''Belgrandiella komenskyi'', ''Belgrandiella slovenica''.
References
Hydrobiidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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